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FILE - In this Monday, March 13, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger attends a special screening of Disney's &quot;Beauty and the Beast&quot; at Alice Tully Hall in New York. Disney is adding more firepower to the kids streaming service expected in 2019. Iger said its Star Wars and Marvel comic-book movies will be included in the service as well as Disney and Pixar movies and TV shows. In the U.S., that will be the only way to stream those films on demand. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Disney streaming service to get ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 1, 2017, file photo, released by Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest pose for a photo at &quot;Live&quot; in New York. (Pawel Kaminski/Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution via AP)

Easy does it: Kelly and Ryan kick off a new ‘Live’ season

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

Sir Alec Guinness played a legendary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, a noble man and gifted in the ways of the Force. He trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, and guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor. (Image courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd). ** FILE **

Obi-Wan Kenobi stand-alone movie planned for ‘Star Wars’ franchise: Report

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, Shonda Rhimes attends the &quot;Scandal&quot; 100th Episode Celebration at Fig &amp; Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. Netflix announced late Sunday, Aug. 13, that Rhimes and her company Shondaland had agreed to produce new series and context for the streaming service. Rhimes’ current hit shows, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder,” will continue to air on ABC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Netflix wins ‘Scandal’ creator Rhimes in blow to Disney, ABC

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

Shonda Rhimes, ‘Scandal’ creator, signs with Netflix: Report

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

Screen capture from Seeso.com taken August 9, 2017. The all-comedy video streaming service announced on August 9 that it was shutting down by year's end. (Seeso)

Seeso says sayonara: NBC-owned comedy streaming service shutting down: Report

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

The Latest: BPI attorney: Settlement with ABC exceeds $177M

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Attorney: Settlement of lawsuit against ABC exceeds $177M

By JAMES NORD - Associated Press

ESPN, facing headwinds, might still reverse its slide

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

Authorities: 5 injured as driver hits Disney World bus

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Florida sizzles as heat index rises in dog days of summer

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, Jake Paul poses for a portrait at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival oin Park City, Utah. Paul announced on July 22, 2017, that he was leaving the Disney Channel series &quot;Bizaardvark.&quot; (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

Disney splits with YouTube star Jake Paul after TV report

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FILE - In this July 11, 2015, file photo, Kermit the Frog, left, and puppeteer Steve Whitmire attend &quot;The Muppets&quot; panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International in San Diego. Whitmire said on NBC's &quot;Today&quot;show Thursday, July 20, 2017, that his firing as Kermit's performer came as “a complete shock.” (Photo by Tonya Wise/Invision/AP, File)

Kermit the Frog performer on his firing: ‘Complete shock’

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In a Saturday, May 13, 2017, file photo, Ryan Seacrest arrives at Wango Tango at StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif. Seacrest will be back hosting “American Idol” when it returns for a first season on ABC. Kelly Ripa made the announcement Thursday, July 20, 2017, on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” which she has co-hosted with Seacrest since he joined her in May. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ryan Seacrest back as host of ‘Idol’ when it returns on ABC

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

2 fall ill on Disney’s new Pandora attraction in Florida

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FILE - This file image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Woody Harrelson, center, in a scene from, &quot;War for the Planet of the Apes.&quot; “War for the Planet of the Apes” took down “Spider-Man: Homecoming” at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales, according to information available Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Twentieth Century Fox via AP, File)

Box office top 20: The Apes unseat Spider-Man

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A crowd of people wait to enter the D23 Expo as crews do interviews outside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday, July 14, 2017. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)

Winfrey, DuVernay tease ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2011, file photo, Mark Hamill arrives at Spike TV's Video Game Awards in Culver City, Calif. Hamill and Carrie Fisher were named “Disney Legends” during a ceremony Friday, July 14, 2017, at the company’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Joe Kohen, File)

Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher honored as ‘Legends’ by Disney

By RYAN PEARSON - Associated Press

This image released by Columbia Pictures shows Tom Holland in a scene from &quot;Spider-Man: Homecoming.&quot; (Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP)

Box office top 20: Audiences still crazy for Spider-Man

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